For a few decades, the Fremont Bridge held the world record for the longest tied-arch span. Several bridges in China have ...

With a massive Cascadia subduction zone earthquake looming in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill ...

The list includes two in Oregon: the St. Johns Bridge, built in 1931, and the Astoria-Megler Bridge, built in 1966. The report comes in response to the collapse last year of Baltimore’s Francis ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The National Transportation Safety Board has now issued 4 urgent recommendations on bridges in Oregon and nationwide in the wake of the deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore.

Sixteen bridges Oregon owns had restrictions placed on them last year due to major defects. Funding for bridge replacement remains a challenge, with only a few bridges replaced annually.

More than one in five bridges in Oregon was in “distressed” condition in 2024. That’s according to the Oregon Department of Transportation’s annual bridge condition report. Oregon also has ...

Earlier this week, a completely different report about the condition of bridges was released by the Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT’s 2024 Bridge Conditions Report examines highway ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended that nearly 70 bridges across the U.S. should conduct a vulnerability assessment as part of an ongoing ...

Arch bridges are one of the oldest types of bridges and have great natural strength. Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch ...